By
Carlos Santoscoy
Published:
February 12, 2013

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Tracey Hepner,
co-founder of Military Partners & Families Coalition (MPFC), are
among those who will join First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady
Jill Biden as President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union
address on Tuesday.

Prior to being named CEO in August,
2011, Cook was Apple's Chief Operating Officer. He's also held top
management posts in Compaq, Intelligent Electronics and IBM. In
2011, gay glossy Out named Cook the most powerful gay person
in America, but the all-business CEO has yet to publicly acknowledge
his sexual orientation.

Hepner's MPFC provides support,
resources, education and advocacy for LGBT military partners and
their families. She is a master behavior detection officer in the
Department of Homeland Security and is married to the first openly
gay general officer in the military, Army Brigadier General Tammy
Smith.